Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-12

The Able fndisas Dsmocrst who Succeeds
the eressnt Senator Harrison.
Judge David Turpie, Just elected United
states senator from Indiana is a man OF
somewhat marked personal pecul!arlties and
OF some attainmeuts OF which the general
public 10 not aware An ex hoos!er editor
talked to New York Star reporter concern.
Ing Senator TurpiA " His tongue" said the
Informant, "bites worse than old cheese
whenever In debate he resorts to satire One
may ask the first dozen lawyers he meets In
indianapolis whose is the most whitening
tongue when wagging against an opponent,
anu the unanimous answer will bs David
Turpis's
"Hs is man Of small stature, very rstir.
Ing In manner aud bundle of nerves. His
eAueme nervousness comes probably from
smoking, the Only dissipation to which he
Ia addicted. Few people know him except
as he Is seen aud heard IN the court room or
in public ssssmblagsA Up to two years sso
he had for many years been a worshipper,
with all OF an Eastern devotion, at the shrine
OF wife whose superior In beauty, faithful.
ness or accomplishments has never lived.
since her death Judge Turpis remains full
~ closely at homo AFTER Office hours In the
compsnionship Of . daughter, his only child.
Ee might have been elected TO Congress any
une tnese dozsn years past, had he but
reacned out his hand afler the manner of
politicians for the honor but he could never
be induced to attend any meeting with view
OF seeking POLITICAL prefe,ment.
"But 1t 10 In the Geld OF literature that
Judge Turple should have positive renown,
whereas in that sphere be ls totally unknown.
In lss4 an article appeared in an lndianapo.
lis daily paper, which created q marked
sensation by its strength aud eloquence O!
dicaon. The article being unsigned, dis
oussious at once became rife as to the
authorship Hon. r. G. Bell, o; Fort Wayne,
q prominent lawyer and politician who was
acquainted with Judge Turpis's literary
auainments, promptly made a bet Of sloo
that David Turpie was the author OF the art..
Gle his argument being that there wss not
another man in Indiana capable OF the piece
OF work. Judge Turpie /. more familiar
with Shakespeare and all the standard poetr,
and Will have more apt quotations at bis
tongues tip, than all the other United States
senators combined. I would wager some.
thing that list Of . dozen subjects may be
written down, and that upon being applied 10
Judge Vurpie could give poetical quotation
onhand, applying to each Of the dozen sub.
jects. His own pen IL felci.ous In verse,
though doubt II he ever allowed his name
appended to one In print There will not be
q member OF the Senate 50 conspicuous for
evadtng notice until be rises to make himself
heard. But whenever be does this he will
not fall to command listeners, aud the country
need not be surprised ere lous a. the phe-
nomenon OF reading something positively
original from United States senator
David Turpie was born ia Hamilton ounty.
Ohio, July sth, 1929, where lie received all
the attendant advantages OF liberal ed uca.
tlon, concluding with graduation q. Ken.
yoa college, In the year 1913. He selected
the profession OF Law for his future career.
studied and was admitted to the practices
thereof at Logansport, Indians, In ls4o. He
received the appointment by Governor
Wright, whom he after wards succeeded In
the Senate, as judge Of the court Of common
pleas In 1854, aud was subseq quently chosen
judge OF the circuit court in 1853, both OF
which ofaces he voluntsrIl ly resigned. In the
year 1852 and also that OF 1853, he was selected
- Q member OF the legislature OF Indiana
receiving the election Of senator In Congress
for the unexpired term OF ]. A. Wright, who
served by the appointment. 0: the governor
Of the state.